Hi, I'm fairly new to this forum but have been reading it for several months now. I'm a weekend woodworker and have been on a fairly steep learning curve for about 2 years now (with no end in sight :-)
I am trying to route a mortise using a plunge router with an edge guide. I built a small jig I found here:
http://www.tools-for-woodworking.com...n=Custom&ID=29.
It mostly works well except for the initial part of the cut. It seems that there is some play in the edge guide system because the slot moves a bit away from where the bit was initially set as soon as I start to move the router (I'm assuming the fence gets pulled tighter against the jig). It's only about 1/16" but I'd like to figure out how to eliminate it.
I'm using a PC 690 with the PC edge guide, I've attached a 10" long wooden fence to the guide. The bars that hold the edge guide are a bit flimsy so that may be where the problem is. I did make sure the fence attached to the edge guide was flat and square to the jig.
Is this slight movement normal with edge guides or is there a trick I don't know?